Jefferson Pinder: Fire and Movement July 11, 2019 “Jefferson Pinder’s Fire and Movement takes its inspiration from the 1917 Camp Logan Uprising, also referred to as ‘the Houston Riot’ or ‘Camp Logan Mutiny.’ Fire and Movement will take place on July 11, 2019 beginning at 7:00 pm, featuring Pinder and a group of performers who […]
LOCAL // HOUSTON Theater group uses Houston streets as a stage to recall Camp Logan Uprising Molly Glentzer July 11, 2019 Updated: July 11, 2019 9:24 p.m. 1of11Jefferson Pinder (with Lionz of Zion) in his 2015 performance event “Dark Matter” in Washington, DC. Pinder will perform a new, site-specific piece inspired by Houston’s 1917 Camp Logan Uprising on Thursday, […]
July/August 2019 vol. 38, no.4 by Susan Krane Gail Wight’s cavernous studio on the Stanford University campus had never looked as curious as it did when I last visited. Dozens of abalone shells huddled on the worktable. Foaming waves curled down banners that hung from ceiling to floor. An entire wall was taken over by […]
By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO Renowned artist Jefferson Pinder will be presenting a limited-run performance piece exploring racial injustices throughout the U.S., including the historic 14th and U Street corridor. “THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” is part of the Red Summer Tour by Pinder, presented on June 13 and June 14 at 7 p.m. Doors […]
An Installation at Ground Zero for Chicago’s 1919 Race Riot On Saturday, 100 participants will float in the water off of Margaret T. Burroughs Beach — one for each year since Eugene Williams was killed there. BY MARIDSA CHOUTE PUBLISHED JULY 26, 2019 The shore at Margaret T. Burroughs Beach, where the murder of […]
Liz Anderson | @planetnoun June 13, 2019, 3:09 AM The “Red Summer of 1919,” serves as the topic for D.C. native Jefferson Pinder’s road trip that’s stopping in his hometown for performances on Thursday and Friday nights. (Courtesy Orlando Pinder)Courtesy Orlando Pinder The “Red Summer of 1919,” serves as the topic for D.C. native Jefferson […]
‘THIS IS NOT A DRILL’ explores racial injustices George Kevin Jordan Jun 8, 2019 “This Is Not A Drill,” is a new artistic piece and experience part of the Red Summer Tour by artist Jefferson Pinder. Renowned artist Jefferson Pinder will be presenting a limited-run performance piece exploring racial injustices throughout the U.S., […]
02 June 2019. by David M. Roth Wounds — whether inflicted by war, religious persecution, poverty, racial prejudice, homelessness, family discord, environmental disasters, homophobia or gender bias — have long propelled the production of art, and will continue to do so as long as pain, suffering and injustice persist. Such injuries lie at the core […]
The Violent Past, The Violent Present By Luis Lopez Levi May 16, 2019 Arts & Culture, Featured Rehearsing “This Is Not A Drill.” Photograph by Luis Lopez. After World War I, decorated African American soldiers returned to the United States to face Jim Crow laws. Discrimination was nothing new, but 1919 was a […]
Tony Marsh’s over-the-top ceramic vessels, encrusted in what look like shards of glaze